India has the biggest talent pool in the audio-visual sector, including artificial intelligence and virtual reality, India’s junior Minister for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan said on Sunday at Cannes, urging global filmmakers to explore the country's lucrative movie market.

Minister Murugan bats for India’s tech prowess at Cannes

India has the biggest talent pool in the audio-visual sector, including artificial intelligence and virtual reality, India’s junior Minister for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan said on Sunday at Cannes, urging global filmmakers to explore the country's lucrative movie market. Speaking at the Cannes Next, a ...


Prasar Bharati unveils new content & ad codes for DD, AIR

Prasar Bharati unveils new content & ad codes for DD, AIR

Prasar Bharati, parent of Indian Doordarshan and All India Radio, has unveiled the new advertising and programming code for the two pubcasters with the content norms borrowing a little from the do’s and don’ts listed in the Cable TV Networks Regulation Act.

The programme code of Pras...


77% streamed minutes globally were on big screens: Conviva

77% streamed minutes globally were on big screens: Conviva

Despite slower growth in the first quarter of 2022, global streaming grew 10 percent, led mostly by Africa, Oceania, South America, and Asia, according to Conviva’s State of Streaming Q1 2022 report. On the other hand, Europe and North America showed much slower growth.

What’s more, ...


WhatsApp rolls out screen-sharing feature

WhatsApp to bring in more cloud-based services for businesses

WhatsApp is introducing free cloud-based API services in a push to get more businesses using the app, Meta PlatformsCEO Mark Zuckerberg announced at the company's messaging event.

The messaging service, which has increasingly courted business users, is one of several platforms where ...


Vamsi Murth joins Disney + Hotstar as ED, head content marketing

Vamsi Murth joins Disney + Hotstar as ED, head content marketing

Disney + Hotstar has appointed Vamsi Murthy as executive director and head of content and partnerships, he announced his new role on his LinkedIn account. Vamsi was previously associated with BookMyShow as head of marketing from May 2021. He has been associated with Zee5 as vice president of marketing, Myntra Jabong as director of brand marke...